The Real Housewives of Sports Betting Scandals

As media disintermediates, players will form their own brands (ex., TB12) and produce their own content through social media and services like Twitch. This relationship could end up being symbiotic—player brands build league hype—or competitive.

Another scandal was brewing, and it would become the fight of her career. She would stand accused of attempting to cover up a sexual assault and get suspended from her sport. Even the subreddit page for Cheer turned on her—thousands of strangers once united by fandom were now essentially unanimous in their scorn. “Monica is absolutely disgusting,” ... See more

The initial general wariness of crypto money made it a bit trickier than it otherwise would have been to buy the naming rights for a professional sports arena. FTX tried and failed to sponsor the stadiums used by the Kansas City Chiefs and the New Orleans Saints. And so when someone from the Miami Heat reached out to them to suggest that FTX buy th

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